SECOND READ:Such a good volume. The Epilogue in this one - Beyond Repair- is so well done. Although I have a lot of sympathy for Nina, I also completely get where Kinsey is coming from. Knowing Kinsey's take on this later on added something to it as well. I love the Shadows - - I'm so impressed with the way they were drawn. FIRST READ:Excellent again! I'm enjoying how some things feel nicely familiar from the show and then other things are delightfully unexpected because they were omitted or pre...

The third volume of Locke & Key sees Dodge go all-out in search of the Keys; and the Lockes start to discover a lot more about their legacy, although mum remains in a stupor. Uncle Duncan's role also increases. The creativity around the use and looks of the keys by the creative team is beyond genius, second to none! 8 out of 12.

Man oh man, is this series fantastic. Jamal and Scot are hilarious. I want to be friends with these two. The family is really falling apart, mainly due to Mama Locke falling into alcoholism. But with here out of the way, we get this fantastic arc with the Locke kids battling the crown of shadows. Rodriguez shows just how talented he is with all these diverse shadow creatures. He's created quite a menagerie. Then when Tyler breaks out the giant key, I was amazed at those full page panels. That wa...

I've read this multiple times and it's always good stuff. Intense, dark, and (minus the spooky twist) a very realistic look at a family crumbling under the weight of a tragedy. And the older I get the more I can sympathize with Nina and her struggles. Fantastic job, Mr. Hill. Original review 2012Crown of Shadows is yet another awesome installment in this series. Joe Hill is at the top of his game telling the story of this family, and Rodriguez is quickly shooting to the top of my list as the il...

This is easily my favorite volume so far. The comedy's on point. The artwork is the best it's been. The ending had me on the verge of tears. The action was gnarly and super fun. And the shadow monsters were fuckin epic. This is the moment I fell in love with this series. Dig it.

These are definitely my favorite graphic novels.

Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez has done it again with this volume of Locke and Key. I absolutely love this series and I'm so sucked in! They did an amazing job on this series so far and I can't wait to read the rest of it!

oooooo... the eeriest of the eerie, The Crown of Shadows! and what exactly is a crown of shadows? well, the wearer of this fell crown becomes the Dread Lord of All Shadows. and what exactly does that mean? well, shadows become solid and are now at your beck & call - to dance, to fight, to search for magic keys, to battle man and woman (and poor little children and headstrong teenagers as well), to wreak havoc and to bring down terror amongst your enemies. i want one! i can think of a lot of thin...

Well I can tell you one thing about working from home - you certainly need a lot of distractions to get you through the work - and re-reading this series has certainly been great fun although I realise that even though I sit next to the computer all day long I have let my updates slide a bit. We are now at the mid-point to the series which I think (okay I am no writer but I can imagine right) that this is the challenging point. Where you are past the introductions and setting the scenes, rather

This series gets better and better. 3 more keys have been discovered in this book alone. The whole family is in on the finding of them now. They still seem to be losing against the villain who seems to be winning. This book is so creative and unexpected. I have no clue where its going and I am happy to ride with them where ever.The art is continued and does a great job. They have the characters down. I am excited to see what is going to happen next. I like IDW publishing, at least this book. I w...

***5 pleasantly surprised starsI started reading this graphic novel series because of the recently released Netflix adaptation. I honestly didn't know what to make of it at first, but now three volumes in and I can only say they're pretty great :DOn to volume 4!

Three volumes in and Locke & Key’s story remains largely unchanged. The Locke kids – Tyler, Kinsey and Bode – continue to grieve over their murdered father, their mother’s still drinking heavily, and Zack Wells/Dodge/whatever its name is in this book, is doing more dastardly things. This time he’s looking for the black key… to do something, probably evil! Kinsey goes to a cave, following her dad’s footsteps as a teen, and more magic keys appear in the Lockes’ cartoonishly gothic mansion, Keyhous...

Bode keeps finding keys!Locke & Key Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows by Joe Hill has Bode finding more keys! One makes shadows creatures come alive and the other keys you will have to read about! Quite the imagination! A fun, strange, and sometimes creepy story by always awe inspiring. The graphics are out of this world!

Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/This review is brought to you by the craaaaaaaaaazy cat lady . . . Crown of Shadows picks up right where Head Games ended. With their mother spiraling further into alcoholism and depression, the kids are on their own. And when one of said kids has decided to remove all fear from her brain, things have the potential of getting a bit dangerous . . . Throw into the mix more shenanigans from Dodge and his desperate attempts to find...

Very interesting volume. I love how the story is progressing. Towards the end, the issues become faster, with less words and more pictures. I don't necessary have a problem with it, but I hope it doesn't become a trend for the author to make this longer than necessary. And oh the cliffhanger at the end of this volume! Now I can't wait for number 4.

[9/10] The Dreams and Ideas of Free Men are as an Army of Shadows, and as impossible to strike down ... So says Colonel Adam Crais, a hero of the American Revolution whose statue guards the grounds of the school where the Locke kids go in Lovecraft, Massachussets. The quote is well chosen to define the turning moment in the comic book series written by Joe Hill and brilliantly illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez. Because in this third album, the Locke kids start to fight back against their hidden e...

Enjoyed this one more than Vol.2 despite spoiling the plot watching the TV adaptation.So what happened was, I thought the first season will most likely follow Vol.1 & 2, however, I was wrong, it covers a lot of ground, all through the first 4 volumes. And I couldn't stop, I had to binge the whole season. Therefore, I knew everything happening in this volume going in.Regardless, Netflix did an excellent job bringing Joe Hill's vision to TV and in some way, does a better job with the story and fle...

Out of the three volumes this is probably the best one yet. The plot just keeps getting better. I've finally learned to truly appreciate the different powers of the keys. The two latest keys were nothing but fantastic. I honestly want all of them for myself. Especially the key with the head thing. I don't want to spoil anything, so I'm not going to talk about the powers anymore.The characters got even better now. I'm liking everyone but the villain, Luke. He's an annoying piece of shit to be hon...

I think this may have been my favorite Locke & Key volume so far. There's been such a solid well of character development built up in the last two volumes that this one was capable of playing off of nonstop action without feeling rushed or lacking. As usual, the artwork is beautiful and the writing is Joe's typical bizarre, creepy, delightful style.In volume 3, Dodge is determined to find the Omega Key, and raises an army of shadows to fight the poor Bode children, who are realizing that the sta...

A good volume of the Locke & Key series, which really ramped up the action and furthered the plot a lot more than the previous instalment. With Crown of Shadows we’re introduced to a couple of new keys, and start to uncover a little bit more of the lore of the keys. We’re also really starting to see the emotional impact of previous events on our main characters. They’re struggling, which I’m not surprised at, but there’s also the burgeoning acts of courage and inner strength that are starting to...